Theo van Reijn
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Theo van Reijn (Breda, 28 May 1884 - Haarlem, 6 August 1954) was a Dutch sculptor.[https://rkd.nl/nl/explore/artists/66078 Theo van Reijn; male / Netherlandish; sculptor, designer, construction sculptor, draftsman, lithographer, painter] at rkd.nl, 2015.
Life and work
Van Reijn attended classes in 1905 at the Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten in Amsterdam, where Bart van Hove was one of the teachers. In 1911 he won the Dutch Prix de Rome and spent a year in Rome, and in 1914 worked in Paris. Back in The Netherlands he settled in Haarlem, where he worked until 1954. One of his pupils in Haarlem was Joop Beljon.[https://rkd.nl/nl/explore/artists/6145 Joop Beljon; male / Netherlandish; sculptor, fiber artist, lithographer, jeweler, environmental artists, jewelry designer, academy lecturer, director of academy] at rkd.nl, 2015.
Van Reijn's work was included in the 1939 exhibition and sale Onze Kunst van Heden (Our Art of Today) at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.{{cite web |title=Onze kunst van heden, 1939 - |url=https://www.artindex.nl/lexicon/default.asp?id=6&num=0933300087065090752012317007880100303300&relt=3001&limit=no&in= |website=Beeldend BeNeLux Elektronisch (Lexicon) |access-date= 15 January 2021}}
In 1948 van Reijn wrote a book about the foremost Dutch contemporary sculptures, which was published by Elsevier.Reyn, T. (Theo). [http://www.artindex.nl/noordholland/default.asp?id=6&num=0667100087014070223040137001830960500443 Nederlandse Beeldhouwers van deze tijd], Elsevier Amsterdam-Brussel In 1949 an honorary exposition of the work of Van Reijn was held in the Frans Hals Museum in Haarlem. The poster for the exhibition was designed by the Haarlem artist Coks Pijnacker Hordijk, a longtime friend of his.
The collection of Breda's Museum contains a clock by Van Reijn in the style of the Amsterdam School. Other practical objects he made include lamp bases, door knockers, fonts and bells.
Works
Beeld Terugblik Station Amsterdam Amstel.jpg|Terugblik (1939)
Dirck Volkertsz Coornhert door Theo van Reijn.jpg|Reliëf Coornhert (1940)
De Maaier Theo van Reijn IrSmedingplein Wieringerwerf.JPG|De Maaier (1941)
Monument for those who died in the Second World War.jpg|Verzetsmonument Haarlem (1950)
References
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Category:20th-century Dutch sculptors